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Watercolor Forest by ~LaughingAstarael:iconLaughingAstarael:

Categories Traditional Art > Paintings > Landscapes & Scenery

©2007-2009 ~LaughingAstarael
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Artist's Comments

I finally took a decent picture of this.

To those who've seen this before, the 'new' reddish tint is true to life - truer than the almost monochrome green palette from the previous scan. All dark and neutral tones were mixed (there is no black) and that often involved various shades of red. I feel that this true-to-life version has a lot more life than the previous, and as much - if not more - light.

This painting is two years old at this point. It was one of the first watercolors I completed. I know I've improved a lot in that time - but I'm still proud of this painting. It still makes me feel something.

I hope it can do the same for you.

Ref from an ad in National Geographic

Comments


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~SineSquared May 10, 2007, 9:33:20 PM
ABSOLUTELY beautiful.
Really...
Wow.
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~Fishdot May 10, 2007, 9:51:44 PM
wow this looks really amazing! go jenna. :D
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~Kwatsu May 10, 2007, 10:41:00 PM
That is really lovely. You want to follow the path amongst the trees. :) Great work!
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`arctoa May 11, 2007, 1:32:12 AM
You're right to be happy with this; it's good. At least, I think it is. For some reason, I like the way it has been greyed-down -- it gives it more of a sense of mystery and intrigue. Anyway, yes. Good stuff.
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~KKtrin May 11, 2007, 6:37:56 PM
Gorgeousss...the textures of the bark and ground cover look so realistic.

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~klaavier May 12, 2007, 8:53:17 AM
Sweet colors! I especially like the trees in the back. (:
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~zandan May 12, 2007, 9:11:40 AM
Oh man, this is really awesome. I'm lovin the tones and how the colors go from really dark to really light. Plus, the STROKES. OMGZ. Amazing. <3333 I can't believe how awesome you're getting at this!

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"My relationships with trees are purely nonsexual." ~Moi.

"I can't watch people eat raw onions. It gives me indigestion."~Jonathan Creek <3

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~Lady-Tenar May 12, 2007, 2:29:24 PM
Hey, this is amazing! I especially like the impression of spatial depth it gives and the contrast between the darker foreground and lighter and blurred background.

Tenar
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~LaughingAstarael May 13, 2007, 8:45:01 AM
Thank you so much, Jenshin!
<3

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Yet what is any ocean but a multitude of drops?
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Aug 17, 2009, 2:21:32 PM

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